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Tim Scott

Arcs in the news about Tim Scott from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Person · 42 stories · 264 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 3, 2023

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Nothing ongoing. The last arc went quiet Aug 25.

All arcs1 named arc in 2026

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The 2026 South Carolina Senate race: Darline Graham's Republican primary win

42 of 43 stories this year · 2 about Tim Scott · gone quiet

Rep. Nancy Mace pondering Senate run to fill Sen. Lindsey Graham's seat · 8 articles, Jul 12Who Do SC Voters Want To Replace Lindsey Graham On Ballot? New Poll Shows It's 'Anyone's Race' · 41 articles, Jul 12What happens next after Lindsey Graham's death? South Carolina law lays out the process · 16 articles, Jul 12Here's who could replace Graham in Senate · 16 articles, Jul 12Darline Graham, sister of Lindsey Graham, sworn in to fulfill his Senate term · 354 articles, Jul 13McMaster appoints Lindsey Graham's sister to serve remainder of his Senate term · 13 articles, Jul 13Darline Graham, Lindsey’s sister, sworn in as his US Senate replacement · 33 articles, Jul 14Trump urges Darline Graham to run in South Carolina special election · 10 articles, Jul 14Ralph Norman announces he’ll enter race to succeed Lindsey Graham in Senate · 21 articles, Jul 15Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin call Lindsey Graham's sister a 'DEI' Senate pick · 5 articles, Jul 15Darline Graham, Lindsey Graham's sister, says she will run for full Senate term · 131 articles, Jul 16Nancy Mace won’t run for Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat · 10 articles, Jul 17South Carolina Republican Russell Fry joins race for Graham Senate seat · 14 articles, Jul 20Nancy Mace endorses Ralph Norman for Senate over Trump’s pick to replace Graham · 7 articles, Jul 21Mark Sanford announces campaign to fill late Lindsey Graham's Senate seat · 16 articles, Jul 23Norman, Graham lead South Carolina GOP Senate primary: Poll · 18 articles, Jul 28Why Lindsey Graham’s sister isn’t a lock to hold on to his Senate seat · 8 articles, Jul 30News 2, Nexstar to host GOP U.S. Senate Debate Aug. 4 ahead of South Carolina primary · 7 articles, Jul 31Rules for the South Carolina Republican U.S. Senate debate · 21 articles, Jul 31‘Trump threw us all a curveball’: South Carolina Republicans are stewing about Lindsey Graham’s old Senate seat · 6 articles, Aug 1Early voting begins in special GOP primary for South Carolina's U.S. Senate seat · 6 articles, Aug 5Sen. Darline Graham, US Rep. Ralph Norman advance to GOP runoff for US Senate in South Carolina · 140 articles, Aug 8Russell Fry endorses ex-rival Darline Graham after failing to advance to special GOP US Senate primary runoff · 12 articles, Aug 14Donald Trump to hold rally in Myrtle Beach on Friday, August 21 · 5 articles, Aug 17Trump to campaign for Darline Graham Nordone in South Carolina · 1 article, Aug 17Last day to vote early in South Carolina’s U.S. Senate special Republican primary runoff · 6 articles, Aug 17AP Interview: Ralph Norman questions Trump's endorsement of Darline Graham in South Carolina runoff · 7 articles, Aug 18Graham, Norman tangle in South Carolina GOP Senate debate: Three takeaways · 3 articles, Aug 19National security question trips up Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina debate · 57 articles, Aug 19Watch live: Trump stumps for Darline Graham in South Carolina · 26 articles, Aug 20Sanford backs Norman over Graham in South Carolina Senate runoff: 'Stakes are simply too high' · 4 articles, Aug 21Trump tries to push Sen. Darline Graham across the finish line over some Republicans’ objections · 5 articles, Aug 21Trump support propels Darline Graham to victory in South Carolina runoff · 33 articles, Aug 22With his political capital on the line, Trump rallies for Darline Graham in South Carolina · 6 articles, Aug 22Tim Scott says ‘without question’ Darline Graham is qualified for Senate · 2 articles, Aug 23South Carolina’s Primary Battle Heats Up in the Final Stretch · 1 article, Aug 24Tim Scott 'very confident' Darline Graham will win runoff · 3 articles, Aug 24Darline Graham wins South Carolina GOP nomination to replace her late brother in U.S. Senate · 31 articles, Aug 24Darline Graham, Ralph Norman go head-to-head in South Carolina's GOP Senate runoff · 13 articles, Aug 24MAGA Inc. spends $827,000 to back Darline Graham on final day of South Carolina GOP Senate runoff · 7 articles, Aug 24Sen. Darline Graham wins the Republican Senate primary runoff in South Carolina · 17 articles, Aug 24Darline Graham, Ralph Norman battle to replace Lindsey Graham on ballot in South Carolina runoff · 8 articles, Aug 25

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Jan 15, 202476836
Jan 22, 20240145
Feb 12, 20240309
Feb 19, 2024223511212
Feb 26, 20240128
May 13, 20241108
Jun 3, 202424116
Jun 10, 20241001
Jul 15, 2024143113132
Jul 29, 20240011
Dec 30, 20240216
Jun 16, 20250124
Jan 26, 2026161914108
Feb 2, 202622210
Mar 9, 202645317
Jul 6, 2026204432458
Jul 13, 2026275248532
Jul 20, 20265101378
Aug 3, 20260022
Aug 10, 202691818144
Aug 17, 20261102
Aug 24, 20260103
Sep 7, 20261012
Sep 21, 20260101

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else5 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories that name Tim Scott

  1. Aug 11– 12CNN panel devolves into chaos as Dems accuse GOP of ‘anti-Muslim’ attack on El-Sayed by using his full name3 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 3 right
  2. Jul 11– 15Lindsey Graham and the history of ‘widow’s succession’563 articles · 172 independent sources
    29 left, 52 center, 50 right
  3. Mar 12Senate passes bipartisan housing bill to improve access and affordability17 articles · 17 independent sources
    4 left, 5 center, 3 right
  4. Feb 6Trump's racist post about Obamas is deleted after backlash despite White House earlier defending it11 articles · 11 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 2 right
  5. Jan 30Trump expected to nominate Kevin Warsh for Federal Reserve chair112 articles · 56 independent sources
    16 left, 19 center, 14 right
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